Please Don't Eat Me! - Page 2

saltysupply · 05-23-2008, 03:33 PM

just keep your fish fed well enough and they should'nt bother it...if they are always hungry anything is considered food...they should only see the cleaner shrimp as a toothbrush

lcstorc · 05-23-2008, 03:39 PM

I had a yellow tang make a quick lunch out of two peppermints. Now the shrimp were smal and I have had no problem adding larger shrimp to the tank.

michael_cb_125 · 05-23-2008, 04:46 PM

I agree with Wit. Any large fish will eat a tasty little shrimp. And some small fish will even go after larger shrimp (Pseudochromis comes to mind) I had a one inch purple Psuedochromis eat a 2.5 inch cleaner shrimp. (not in one bite, but you get the idea). The key is to have your shrimp established before adding fish. When you first add shrimp they are dazed and vulnerable.
~Michael

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saltysupply Cabbage Leather Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 362 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please Don't Eat Me! just keep your fish fed well enough and they should'nt bother it...if they are always hungry anything is considered food...they should only see the cleaner shrimp as a toothbrush __________________ Salty Supply - Saltwater Aquarium Supplies

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,912 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Please Don't Eat Me! I had a yellow tang make a quick lunch out of two peppermints. Now the shrimp were smal and I have had no problem adding larger shrimp to the tank. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

05-23-2008, 04:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 3,627 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Please Don't Eat Me! I agree with Wit. Any large fish will eat a tasty little shrimp. And some small fish will even go after larger shrimp (Pseudochromis comes to mind) I had a one inch purple Psuedochromis eat a 2.5 inch cleaner shrimp. (not in one bite, but you get the idea). The key is to have your shrimp established before adding fish. When you first add shrimp they are dazed and vulnerable. ~Michael __________________ Owner of an Elos System 70 Now I have a jealous girlfriend!!! HaHa

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